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US President Donald Trump signs an executive order on the US withdrawal from WHO (World Health Organization) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. Agence France-Presse GENEVA The World Health Organizat...
US President Donald Trump signs an executive order on the US withdrawal from WHO (World Health Organization) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. Agence France-Presse
GENEVA — The World Health Organization on Tuesday urged the United States to reconsider its decision to suspend funding for HIV treatment programs in developing countries, after President Donald Trump ordered a freeze on foreign aid.
“We call on the government of the United States of America to enable additional exemptions to ensure the delivery of lifesaving HIV treatment and care,” the UN health body said on X, adding that it had “deep concern” over the funding pause.
pay by mobile slots Article continues after this advertisementShortly after his inauguration, Trump signed an executive order directing the United States to withdraw from the WHO, a body he has repeatedly criticized over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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In response, the WHO said it was reviewing its priorities ahead of the withdrawal of the United States, its largest donor.
Article continues after this advertisementWith regards to HIV, the agency said Tuesday that its programs provided access to “life-saving HIV therapy to more than 30 million people worldwide”.
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It said the US funding cuts, “if prolonged, could lead to rises in new infections and deaths, reversing decades of progress and potentially taking the world back to the 1980s and 1990s when millions died of HIV every year globally, including many in the United States of America”.
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